Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3838 | 2641 | 2043 | 1332 | 1084 | 514 | 381 | 255 | 293 | 880 | 852 | 694 | 569 | 394 | 303 | 249 | 184 | 114 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 42 | 41 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.66m | 11:39PM1.71m | 12:10PM1.76m | 00:33AM1.76m | 1:05PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.33m | 5:27PM0.33m | 5:53AM0.27m | 6:21PM0.28m | 6:44AM0.19m | 7:17PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3838 | 2641 | 2043 | 1332 | 1084 | 514 | 381 | 221 | 293 | 880 | 852 | 694 | 569 | 394 | 303 | 249 | 184 | 114 | 77 | 75 | 52 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 211 | 255 | 286 | 74 | 38 | 144 | 126 | 78 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 74 | 42 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 121 | 112 | 100 | 86 | 220 | 56 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 20 | 50 | 84 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | W 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
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